John III, Duke of Brittany

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John III, Duke of Brittany was a 14th-century Breton ruler whose childless reign and succession disputes helped trigger the Breton War of Succession.

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John III, Duke of Brittany canonical 4
John III of Brittany 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Duke of Brittany
human
allegiance Kingdom of France
birthDate 1286
burialPlace Notre-Dame de Prières Abbey
causeOfConflict succession dispute in Brittany
conflict Hundred Years' War
surface form: Hundred Years' War (context of early phase)
countryOfOrigin Duchy of Brittany
deathCause natural causes
deathDate 1341
era 14th century
ethnicGroup Breton
father Arthur II, Duke of Brittany
givenName John
house House of Dreux
knownFor childless reign
role in triggering the Breton War of Succession
succession crisis in Brittany
languageSpoken Breton
French
maritalStatus childless
mother Marie of Limoges
nobleFamily Capetian House of Dreux
nobleTitle Duke of Brittany
notableEvent War of the Breton Succession
surface form: Breton War of Succession
ordinalInTitle III
placeOfBirth Duchy of Brittany
placeOfDeath Caen
politicalRole feudal ruler
politicalStatus vassal of the King of France
positionHeld Duke of Brittany
Earl of Richmond
predecessor Arthur II, Duke of Brittany
realm Duchy of Brittany
reignEnd 1341
reignStart 1312
religion Roman Catholicism
sibling Guy of Brittany, Count of Penthièvre
John of Montfort
spouse Isabella of Castile, Duchess of Brittany
Joan of Valois, Duchess of Brittany
surface form: Isabelle of Valois, Duchess of Brittany

Joan of Savoy
style John III, Duke of Brittany self-linksurface differs
surface form: John III of Brittany
successor Joan of Penthièvre
John of Montfort
titleHeldFrom Duke of Brittany, from 1312
Earl of Richmond, from 1306

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Duke of Brittany officeHolder John III, Duke of Brittany
House of Dreux notableMember John III, Duke of Brittany
John III, Duke of Brittany style John III, Duke of Brittany self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: John III of Brittany
Arthur II, Duke of Brittany child John III, Duke of Brittany
Arthur II, Duke of Brittany successor John III, Duke of Brittany